Tsawwassen Legislature

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The Tsawwassen Legislature is the governing law-making body of the Tsawwassen First Nation, responsible for enacting laws and overseeing self-government under its modern treaty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf First Nations government institution
legislative body
appliesLawIn Tsawwassen First Nation treaty settlement lands NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeople Tsawwassen people NERFINISHED
basedOn principles of Tsawwassen self-government
country Canada
establishedAsPartOf Tsawwassen First Nation modern treaty implementation
governmentType self-government legislature
governs Tsawwassen First Nation NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver Tsawwassen First Nation citizenship laws
Tsawwassen First Nation governance laws
Tsawwassen First Nation land management laws
Tsawwassen First Nation regulations
Tsawwassen First Nation social and cultural laws
Tsawwassen First Nation taxation laws
hasFunction accountability of Tsawwassen Executive Council
law-making
representation of Tsawwassen citizens
hasJurisdictionOver Tsawwassen First Nation lands
Tsawwassen First Nation members
hasPower to oversee Tsawwassen First Nation public administration
to pass Tsawwassen laws consistent with the Final Agreement
hasRoleIn implementation of Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement
languageUsed English
hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (Downriver Halkomelem) NERFINISHED
legalBasis Tsawwassen First Nation Constitution NERFINISHED
Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement NERFINISHED
locatedIn British Columbia
Tsawwassen First Nation treaty lands
meetsAt Tsawwassen First Nation community
operatesUnder Tsawwassen First Nation separation of powers framework
partOf Tsawwassen First Nation government NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Government of British Columbia NERFINISHED
Government of Canada NERFINISHED
regionServed Metro Vancouver region NERFINISHED
relatedTo Tsawwassen Executive Council NERFINISHED
Tsawwassen First Nation Chief NERFINISHED
represents Tsawwassen First Nation citizens
responsibleFor amending Tsawwassen laws
approving Tsawwassen First Nation budgets
approving key Tsawwassen First Nation policies
enacting Tsawwassen laws
overseeing Tsawwassen First Nation Executive Council
repealing Tsawwassen laws
subjectTo Tsawwassen First Nation Constitution
typeOfLegislature Indigenous self-government legislature

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Tsawwassen First Nation hasLegislature Tsawwassen Legislature